diff --git a/Code/Sandbox/Editor/EditorViewportWidget.cpp b/Code/Sandbox/Editor/EditorViewportWidget.cpp
index 25588e85a7..9ce567c91e 100644
--- a/Code/Sandbox/Editor/EditorViewportWidget.cpp
+++ b/Code/Sandbox/Editor/EditorViewportWidget.cpp
@@ -2428,7 +2428,10 @@ void EditorViewportWidget::SetDefaultCamera()
         return;
     }
     ResetToViewSourceType(ViewSourceType::None);
-    gEnv->p3DEngine->GetPostEffectBaseGroup()->SetParam("Dof_Active", 0.0f);
+    if (gEnv->p3DEngine)
+    {
+        gEnv->p3DEngine->GetPostEffectBaseGroup()->SetParam("Dof_Active", 0.0f);
+    }
     GetViewManager()->SetCameraObjectId(m_cameraObjectId);
     SetName(m_defaultViewName);
     SetViewTM(m_defaultViewTM);